As recapped to us by his table, Max Altergott was on the winning end of a cooler.
The board was 
, and a three-way all-in ensued with Altergott holding , leading one opponent's but trailing another's 
.
A paired the board on the turn and Altergott wound up more than doubling up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
Brendon Rubie opened to 1,300 from middle position and was met with a call from the small blind.
The flop landed 
and after the small blind checked, Rubie bet 1,300 and the small blind folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
123,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
The action folded around to Matt Berkey in the small blind who opted to just limp in. Maurice Hawkins raised to 1,900 from the big blind and Berkey called to see a flop of 
.
Berkey check-called a bet of 3,000 from Hawkins and then another 5,000 on the 
turn card. The 
paired the board on the river and Berkey checked for the third time. Hawkins sized up a bet of 22,500 this time and Berkey went into the tank for a couple of minutes before finally sending his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
189,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
27,200
-32,800
|
-32,800 |
Mamouni Mohamed opened with a raise in early position and the player on the button three-bets to 4,300.
The blinds folded, and Mohamed opted to four-bet to 14,500.
The button thought for a little, and then decided to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Adam Friedman raised to 1,400 in the hijack and he found two callers in the button and big blind.
Friedman continued for 1,700 when the 
hit the felt and only the big blind called.
The 
turn and 
river were checked by both players and Friedman mucked his hand upon seeing his opponent roll over 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
282,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
||
Benjamin Wiora bet 5,000 from the small blind on a 
flop, and Cary Katz made the call in the cutoff.
Wiora continued firing on the 
turn, betting 11,000, and that did the trick as Katz elected to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
129,000 | |
|
98,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
|
||
Oliver Biles raised to 1,400 on the button and Govert Metaal called in the small blind.
The flop landed 
and both players checked to reveal the on the turn. Metaal checked and Biles bet 2,200.
Metaal called, and both players checked the 
on the river.
Metaal tabled his 
, and Biles mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
154,400
76,400
|
76,400 |
|
||
|
141,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
The remaining field will play six more hands before bagging and tagging for the evening. Stay tuned for a full recap of a wild Day 1c here at the WSOP Main Event.
In a hand that played out over several minutes, Adam Bitker has come out on top after calling Ramiro Petrone down over all streets with top pair, top kicker.
Preflop, Bitker had raised to 3,500 and Petrone raised it up to 15,100, which Bitker called. The flop was a paired 
and Bitker check-called a 9,200 continuation bet. The turn saw another check-call, for 18,500 and on the 
river, Petrone moved all in, which Bitker called immediately.
Adam Bitker:
Ramiro Petrone: 
Petrone showed the bluff and Bitker gets a large boost as play draws to a close.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
177,000 | |
|
54,000 |
Following a raise to 1,800, Alex Fitzgerald called in middle position, as did the small blind.
The flop landed 
and action checked to Fitzgerald, and he bet 3,000.
Both the small blind and original raiser folded, and Fitzgerald collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
167,500
-8,600
|
-8,600 |
|
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